Rapid Response: What to look for in new Purdue football coach

Question: What are your thoughts about the search for Purdue's next football coach?

? If the current athletic director is going to be given the authority to fill the job, then the current program will continue to decline, as it has for the past decade.

Arlan Stavnheim

Lafayette

? I think Morgan Burke needs to look up Tony Dungy's number.

Jason Dufair

West Lafayette

? Just slays me that a million dollars for a college football coach isn't enough these days. Or is it the losing record? This "farm league system" of college athletes has been and still is ridiculous. And all those vice presidents at Purdue earning a third-of-a-million?

? That it's too bad we don't give the search for good teachers as much attention (and money).

Noemi Ybarra

Lafayette

? I'd like to see a coach from a large nationally recognized school even if it was an offensive coordinator, and not necessarily a head coach. This seems better than penny pinching to get another head coach from a smaller regional school. (We tried that, didn't we?)

Don Shipley

West Lafayette

? Take a look at the programs that are successful, then check out what they pay their coaches and assistants. That should tell it all. Most times you get what you pay for.

Jon Sexson

Lafayette

? To fill the stands recruit in Indiana. "Local" players, "local" fans. The new coach should probably just rent a house. The average lifespan of a Purdue football coach is just over 3.5 years, historically.

Jon Held

Lafayette

? Ditka.

Rick Mummey

Lafayette

? I hope Purdue will find a new coach with a few years of experience. We need to fill up the stadium.

Shelby Branstetter

Lafayette

? Open the checkbook.

Steven Priest

Lafayette

? Watch ESPN SportsCenter, and they will tell us who we should have.

Dale White

Williamsport

? We don't need a Purdue or Big Ten connection. Like politics, we need to look for the best candidate whose willing to take on the challenge.

Edward Priest

Battle Ground

? I think we need a coach that is as interested in getting these boys to their graduation ceremony, as well as to a bowl game. I think the Purdue football program is a good "ol' boys club." I'm afraid it is that way at most colleges. Fill up those seats at the football stadium.

Jean Wichterman

Lafayette

? Talk about consistent production, let's start at the top. The AD has hired only one successful head coach, and he tendered his resignation when that coach told him he would succeed or fail by his own decisions. He quickly withdrew his resignation after the best season under that AD.

E. Lloyd Wells

Lafayette

? It's either a misunderstanding or a big blunder for Mitch to not be consulted on this decision. If the latter, bye bye, Morgan.

Wayne Merriman

West Lafayette

? The next Purdue football coach should be young with a proven winning track record and is eager to win. Purdue has a bad reputation for hiring on the "good ol' boy" management model. It is time to look for winner. The same can be said for the basketball program, as well.

Danny L. McDaniel

Lafayette

? Tony Dungy or Lovie Smith.

Neal Hawkins

Rossville

? Hope Morgan Burke has help this time from someone besides Joe Tiller, the coach who left the cupboard bare. Want Purdue to be better than mediocre.

Terry Smith

Shadeland

? They should look for a coach who likes to play in front of disloyal fans. Purdue needs a coach that can replace the home team advantage, because there is no boost from playing at home with Purdue fans until after you win.

Jerry Hirschinger

West Lafayette

? The athletic director maybe should go first. His record is lacking, too.

Jack Lahrman

rural Tippecanoe County

? Let a new athletic director make the decision on who should be the next coach.

Carl V. Covely, Jr.

Sheffield Township

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Rapid Response: What to look for in new Purdue football coach

Question: What are your thoughts about the search for Purdue's next football coach? If the current athletic director is going to be given the authority to fill the job, then the current program will